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We are delighted to share that our firm is named among the winners of the Malaysia Law Firm Awards 2022 in the category of IP Protection awarded by Asia Business Law Journal. Click here to read more.
We are now recruiting for a highly experienced chief litigation clerk who ideally meet the following requirements: Has been working for a firm of at least 20 lawyers; Has been on supervisory or managerial role for at least 15 years; Must possess knowledge of the Malaysian court procedures from subordinate courts to appellate courts As…
If you have obtained a judgment in your favour against several judgment debtors but there is no mention in the judgment that they are liable jointly and severally for the judgment sum, what is your right against the debtors when it comes to enforcement of the judgment? This was the issue canvassed before the Federal Court in Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja v Edwin Cassian Nagappan.
Whilst an adjudicator has wide discretionary powers under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, can such discretionary power disregard or bypass the restrictions provided in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 [P.U. (A) 91/2020] more commonly known as the ‘Movement Control Order’?
The High Court upon scrutinising the adjudicator’s conduct in Itramas Technology Sdn Bhd v Savelite Engineering Sdn Bhd and other cases held that there was actual bias by the Adjudicator for amongst others, failing to give effect to the MCO.